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Amos T. Akerman to Noah Davis, 1 December 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Noah Davis, 1 December 1871
  • Date: December 1, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02214
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang Nima Najafi Kianfar Melanie Krupa John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Noah Davis, 1 December 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Dec. 1, 1871. Hon. Noah Davis, U.S. Attorney, New York. Sir: For special reasons, made known to me by the Treasury Department, I have thought proper to retain the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, as a special assistant to you in the prosecution of Joshua D. Miner in the Circuit Court of your District, and enclose a commission which you will deliver to Mr. Pierrepont. I learn that this appointment is acceptable to you. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
E. Pierrepont retained
Special Ass't U.S. Atty.
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